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Hey y'all - thought I might share a pic of this S. Mardi Gras I have. It's on my windowsill right now going dormant. To be quite honest I haven't been raising it under ideal conditions. I got it about three months ago and had it situated about 15" from a 23 watt cfl bulb. I wasn't even giving it...

M1 Garands and Carbines are semi-automatic and legal to own in all 50 states, there are tens of thousands of them already here....Garands CAN NOT under any circumstances use a high capacity magazine anyway, your choices are to load it as a single shot or use a 5 or 8 round clip, the bottom of...

Well my desires have slightly busted my budget restraints... I've narrowed my choices down to these two macro lenses. Each option seems very popular and both are within $30USD of each other. To be honest, I'm pretty much set on my choice but don't want to taint the TF feedback waters. Sigma...

..please use the Email option. Computer access is usually a hit a miss thing for me. My 20 year old son has a desktop in his room. He is nocturnal and is on that computer for most of his waking life, as late as like 4 am. I work 2nd shift hours but am usually up for good around 7:45 am. So I go...

Well, it took me a while to figure out how to get my pics up but I pulled it off. So, last year when the 'fever' set in, I tried to figure out the best way to grow CPs in my apartment, finally I concluded that the windowsill was the best option. This is all because of some nice early morning...

was supposed to be working on my jeep today but my backs torqued off so crawling under it is not an option....so i took some pics of my neps instead.... burb izumae x TM and izumae flava flava and izumae Predator and macrophylla now for my three favorites: densiflora x one of the...

The proposed banning of pet sales in the city of San Fransisco has potential to spill to other cities and states. As responsible keepers we know and understand the unfair impact this move can generate to the whole pet nation which is not an option!!! Please sign this and at least be a part of...

How well do leaf pullings/cuttings work on temperate pings? I'm looking more into the cutting option. Also, let me know tips that work well, I'd really appreciate it. Other general tips would be great, I'm trying to grow my first pings from leaf cuttings. Thanks!

Sorry Canadians Only. Up for bid is YOUR option of a cutting of Epiphyllum oxypetalum. If you want it as soon as the auction ends it will be a cutting about the length of your hand OR if want pretty much any size cutting you want I can send you that the first week of September. My larger plants...

so i jailbroke my iphone 3G the other day for only one reason. to enable tethering. we have no internet at my house (because att is a :censor: ) and when i heard about tethering i went to work on researching jailbreak. i finally did. i know the cons about doing it (void warranty, bricking ect)...

A while back, before I had gotten my Aldrovanda, Blokeman decided to PM me some very helpful tips (Thanks again, Steven!). Bloke compiled up the info from his own experiences, local CPers and Barry Rice's very informative Growing Carnivorous Plants. Here's his PM: "Hey Clue, I've tried growing...

the idiots in DC dont read the bills they pass?......this is just hilarious.......... http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/13/us/politics/13health.html Baffled by Health Plan? So Are Some Lawmakers By ROBERT PEAR Published: April 12, 2010 WASHINGTON — It is often said that the new health care law...

hey everyone i have bought bird of paradise seeds i went online to read some sowing tips. options: 1. Pull off orange tuff and then put in water for 2 days 2. Pull off orange tuff and put into soil and keep very moist so this leads me to my question. the first option i do not like personally...

Hello all! Just joined the site since I recently decided that I was going to turn one of my aquariums into a potted CP tank...after seeing pics from a member of an aquaria site that I frequently visit, I have become practically addicted. I have either a 10 or a 15 gallon to work with. It...

Due to my paph. starting to bloom I am unable to grow it under artificial lights. Now my best option for lighting is a north side window and a west side window. Which one would be best to try and grow it?

so i relized that n. ventarta and truncata will be good window sill plants...but i only have 4 hours of direct sunlight...and its afternoon sun. from 9 to 2 its only partial sun. So with this possible not being enough light is there another way to grow them? It wont be warm enough for them here...

Just as the title suggests.. I have numerous exotic tarantulas and 10 species of exotic roaches to trade for your Nepenthes CP's. I only have N.ventricosa right now and am trying to get into the hobby a bit more. Though with next to no money, this is the only option I have right now. If your...

So I have a bit of money for Christmas laying around, and I was thinking of picking up a Heliamphora Minor and maybe a typical Cephalotus. But I'd hate to just, you know, kill them. Here's my current setup: That's a southwest facing window. Plants get really good sun most of the day, and...

well as the title states . My decision to buy a GH has cost me more then what it was worth . Lil over a week ago i was afraid i was going to loose everything . because the heater i had an was tripping the 15amp breaker about every 15 minutes on the lowest setting .. i scrambled to grab all the...

Hiya Fellow Nepers- I've been searching for a thread that I pretty sure I saw it here. Its about a grower in Taiwan that had a nice size N. villosa. He had some nice pictures of it. I think he metions putting it outside daily and then bringing it back into his home at night. Yes, I've used...